With an area of 19 sq km, Murter Island is the
largest in the Sibenik archipelago.
The ground is hilly and karstic and farmland is scarce but there
are olive, fig and almond orchards plus plenty of vineyards. Murter
makes a good place to put together a visit to the Kornati
Islands National Park. Not only is it the closest island to the
Kornati, but many residents own property there and may be able to
run you out there in a boat. Otherwise, there are a number of travel
agencies running excursions to the national park.

There are five settlements on Murter Island. The main village is
Murter village in the northwest. North of Murter
village are the remains of Roman houses with water
cisterns.

Along the steep and indented southern coast is Slanica
bay with shallow waters and fine sand, bordered by pine
and olive trees. The beach is popular with families during the day
but at night the region's partiers head to the beach bars and dance
under the stars.

Another good beach spot is Tisno village which
has two lovely pine-rimmed beaches. In the summer, Tisno is the site of several popular music festivals: Soundwave Festival, Love International, Electric Elephant and SunceBeat. Miss the festival season? No problem. Barbarella's is a discotheque that keeps the beat going all year.

South of Tisno is Jezero which
has a small harbour. Although named after the lakes (jezero) that
form after a rainfall, most visitors come for the pleasant beach.
Also in the northeast is Betina village.which has
a sandy beach and a marina. It's a traditional fishing village and
there are boats to rent.